Paper measuring and delivery mechanism for coil winding machines



1953 F. P. BOHNE PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COIL WINDING MACHINES Filed May 31, 1950 6 SheetsSheet 1 INI/ENTOR F. R BOHNE ATTORNEY Aug. 18, 1953 F. P. BOHNE 2,649,252

PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR con WINDING MACHINES Filed May 51, 1950 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 E S x 3 N :3 o 33 w N N INVENTOR F. P BOHNE A TTORNEY Aug. 18, 1953 F P B HNE 2,649,252

PAPER MEAsuRIN'G A'ND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COIL WINDING MACHINES Filed May 51, 1950 .6 Sheets-Sheet 3 lNVENTOR 1- F. P. BOHNE T TORNEY Aug. 18, 1953 F. P. BOHNE 2,649,252

PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COIL WINDING MACHINES Filed May 51, 1950 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 403 I20 [25 127 /32 m 40.5 g S 200 Q Q KE 2 99mm /N VE N TOR F. RBOHNE ATTORNE Y Aug. 18, 1953 F. P. BOHNE 2,649,252

PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COIL WINDING mcmugs Filed May 31, 1950 6 Sheet-Sheet 5 INVENTOR E F. BOHNE A TTORNEY Aug. 18, 1953 F. P. BOHNE 2,649,252

PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR COIL WINDING MACHINES Filed May 51, 1950 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR F. R BOHNE BY W ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 18, I953 UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE PAPER MEASURING AND DELIVERYMEGHA- NISM FOR COIL WINDING MACHINES Frederick P. Boline', Salem Depot, N. H., assignor to- Western Electric company, Incorp rated; New York; N-.- Y., a corporation of- NewYork Application May 31, 1950'-,-SerialNo'.-165,342

This invention relates to machines for winding electrical coils and more particularly to improvements in winding machines of the type shown in Patent 2,029,577 to Arthur W. Le Boeuf. I

The particular type of universal coil winding machine shown in the Le Boeuf' patent includes a rotatable mandrel upon which a plurality of coils are to be wound simultaneously fr'ominsu lated Wires distributed uniformly to form layers of given numbers of convolutions, the layers being separated. from each other'by'paper' strips of lengths which vary as the'coils buildup with the added layers of wire convolutions. The machine of this patent was designed to windc'oils' ofa given minimum size or" larger coils" depending upon the size of the mandrel employed and" also the gage of the Wire for each coil; The machine includes mechanisms to carry out the Wind'- ing operation, including the initial'advancement of the paper strip, the gripping-of the lead-ingend of the' strip on a delivery shelf which has to be spaced a given distance from a cutting unit to provid roomfor a measuring bar to form'loops of varyingsizes in the'strip between thedeli'very shelf and the cutting unit. The minimum length of strip which can be measured and delive'redby mechanisms of this type is'longerthari required for many of the very small coils now-required-in telephony and the use of such unnecessarily" long lengths builds up the diameter of i the coils and makes their resistance excessive.

The principal objects of'this invention are to overcome this limitation of such coil winding machines and to measure and deliver veryshort strips of insulation by a simple and efi-"icien't mechanism which may be readily-incorporated in the standard machine;

With these and other objects inview'; the-in vention comprises a mechanism in a-ma'chine for winding coils having means to rotate a mandrel upon which layers of predetermined numbers of convolutions of wire may besuccessivelywound, the mechanism including a: delivery shelf supported for movement from a receiving position; closely adjacent the cutting unit, and a feeding position adjacent the mandrel; This is essential in removing lengths of thestripof insulating material or paper which are suniciently ;short.- Also the invention includes a positive clampfor the leading end of the strip on the-delivery shelf whereby th shelf during the first partof its movement toward the mandrel will 'pull a measured length of the strip relative to the cutting unit;

Although the measuring bar of the machine has beenremoved; the mechanism for actuatingit- 3 Claims. 1 ((1242-) nowperfor-mstwo functions, the first opening and eifecting closing the clamping element on the delivery shelf attl'ie'receiv-ingposition, and the second in imparting the first-or measuring movement to the delivery shelf toward the mandrel to pull the measuredlength ofthestrip relative to the cutting unit. Another feature of the invention is the cammeans to open the clamping element at the feeding position;

Other-objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. l is. a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the position of the delivery shelf during feeding of the paperstrip thereto;

Fig, 2 is a verticali sectional view of the chine illustrating the measuring mechanism about to be operated subsequent to the shearing of the paper? Fig; 3 is another verticalsectional view of the machine, illustrating the elevating means;

Fig. 41s another verticalfsectional view of the machine including the elevating means and showing the deliveryshelf advancing toward the mandrelj Fig. Sis airiagmentar verticalsectional view illustrating the operating mechanism' for the delivery shelfj Fig. 6is a fragmentary'detailedview of the mechanism illustrating 'the'major portion of the invention; and

Fig. 7 is a fragr'n'en'tarydetailedsectionalview ofa portion'of the measuring means for the delivery shelf to control thelength' .cut'from the strip.

In the descrlption'of the machine all reference numerals be1ow'400wi11 identi'fythe parts of the machine as disclosed in the Le Boeuf patent, the reference numerals for these'parts of the machine beingidentijcal with th'ose'of the patent.

A mandrel 400" of the" desired cross-sectional contour and size is supported in the conventional manner for rotationabout"itsaxis for th ind" ing of a'selected number of'coils simultaneously thereon. As 'a"-ru'le, the mandrel is completely surroundedwitha strip "ofinsulating material, such as paper; prior to-tliesecuring of-the ends of'thexwires-W.tothe' mandrel preparatory to starting thewinding operation. In the present embodiment of the invention, it is desirable to wind small coils, that is, coils smaller than could beproduced by-the structure disclosed in the Le Boeuf patent. Therefore themandrel 4% may be smaller'inl size. Layers of the wires containing'agiven"number"'of 'convolution's are to be distributed in the conventional manner on the initial paper core placed on the mandrel, after which the distributing arm (not shown) reverses in its travel to form successive layers of wires which must be separated from each other by insulating material such as paper strips of lengths sufiicient to completely surround the previous layer of wires and possibly to overlap a distance necessary to assure satisfactory insulation between the layers. This requires accurately measured lengths of the insulating material and, in the present embodiment of the invention, much shorter lengths than could be produced by the initial machine.

A strip S (Fig. 3) of the insulating material is received from a supply (not shown), passes beneath a tensioning means (not shown), travels upwardly and around a bar 60 and forwardly over a table 9! where its leading end is positioned between the feed rolls H and I25. An eccentric element III pivoted at III} rests upon the strip adjacent the bar 60 to permit free forward movement of the strip and to hold the strip against possible rearward movement. Th feed rolls H5 and I25 are driven at given intervals of time during the operation of the machine to advance the leading end of the strip on to the delivery shelf dill, as shown in Fig. 1, between the blades I20 and I53 and through the shearing unit which is composed of a stationary blade 260 and a movable blade 285. The feed roll I25 is supported by arms I27 pivoted at I29 and has adjustable screws I33 in projections I32 thereof to be engaged by the adjacent portion I65 of a cam operable lever I62 whereby the feed roll I25 may be moved away from the feed roll H5 during the operation of the machine, to allow movement of the shelf 40I to pull varied lengths of th strip S relative to the cutting unit before operation of the unit, and also further movement of the shelf to deliver the cut lengths to the mandrel.

One of the features of the invention includes the delivery shelf mechanism. The shelf lilI, supported on the arms 227, is apertured near its ends to receive rods 402 which support a clamping element 403 at their upper end. The clamping element extends transversely of the path of the strip of material S, when fed on to the shelf 46L and is longitudinally grooved at 364 to receive a, tubular gripping member 485 formed of suitable material such as soft rubber to firmly hold the strip throughout its Width against possible movement on the shelf. Springs 486 disposed concentric with the rods m normally urge the rods with the element 463 and member $65 downwardly with sufficient force to hold the member 4515 against the strip to assure its maintenance on the shelf. The lower ends of the rods 462 carry projections 4B8 slidable longitudinally in apertures 469 in their respective guides all] and when the shelf is in the receiving position shown in Fig. 1, and the rods are free to move downwardly under the force of the springs 406, cams III are positioned far enough away from the projections 468 to allow closing of the clamping element. The cams All are eccentrically mounted on the shaft 229 supported by the forward ends of the arms 23!]. Threaded members M2 are adjustably supported by the lower ends of the cams ill to vary the action on the clamping element 463. As the delivery shelf approaches the mandrel, the projections 468 of the rods 162 ride upon their cams lII effecting opening of the clamping means in time to release the cut length of strip. Variations in the time when this takes place is accomplished by adjusting the threaded element relative to a plate M4 upon which it rides during the operation of the machine.

In the structure of the machine, the arms I73 (Figs. 1 and 3) pivotally supported at I'M, which originally supported the measuring bar of the initial machine, are utilized to support lifting fingers M5 in place of the measuring bar. The fingers extend beneath a horizontal bar M6 adjustably secured to the vertical bars 462 to act as the opening means for the clamping element 463 while the shelf MM is in its receiving position shown in Fig. 1. The arms I73 as shown in Fig. 3 have arcuate portions I75 pivotally connected at I16 to the upper end of a link Ill, the lower end of which is connected to the adjacent end of a lever I18. The lever H8 is pivoted at I49, the opposite end of the lever carrying a pin I8I at one side thereof and a cam roller I62 at the opposite side thereof. The pin IBI is positioned to engage a shelf I81 of a vertically movable rack I84 under the control of a mech anism (not shown) to intermittently rotate pinion I9I counterclockwise. Through this mechanism the intermittent rotation of the pinion moves the shelf IB'I upwardly as the material, namely the layers of wires and the lengths of insulating material, build up on the mandrel. The cam roller I82 is engaged at time intervals by the high portion of the cam I80, driven with the shaft 170, to rock the lever I18 clockwise against the force of the spring I88 to rock the arms I'I3 clockwise. The arms I13, during their clockwise rocking movements will engage the bar H6 when the shelf 40I is in the receiving position and force the clamping element 403 into its open position where it will be held until the leading end of the strip is fed onto the shelf.

When this has been accomplished the cam I8c frees the lever I78 allowing the spring I88 to rock the arms I73 counterclockwise and free the clamping element 463 to clamp the leading end of the strip.

Attention is now directed to Fig. 4 which discloses the mechanism for elevating the delivery shelf as the material on the mandrel builds up, to assure accurate feeding of the successive lengths of insulating material to the mandrel. The arms 23!] supporting the delivery shelf mechanism are fixedly mounted on a shaft 23I which also has an elevation arm 26!] fixedly mounted thereon intermediate the arms 23!]. A lifting member 263 has its upper end positioned to engage the cam surface 25I of the elevation arm 260, the lower end of the lifting member being forked to straddle the shaft ID for reciprocable movement under the control of the cam roller 264 and cam 265. The roller 264 is mounted on the member 263 and is normally urged toward the shaft Ill by the spring 268. However, during rotation of the cam 265 one revolution during each cycle of th machine, the delivery shelf will be moved from its lowermost or receiving position, shown in Fig. 1, to its elevated position shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A cam #28, which is a modification of the initial cam, is mounted on the shaft I92 with the sprocket ISI (Fig. 3) to turn a fraction of a revolution during each cycle of the machine to move from the starting position, shown in Fig. 4 where the fiat surface 42I engages the member 263, to gradually move the lifting member 263 clockwise relativ to the cam surface 26I thereby elevating the delivery sh f ta a gh level; du n b ilding p of th mat rial on th mandrel. par il-v,i durin the advancement of the delivery shelf; to the feeding position,

One, of the important features of the invention includes the mechanism operatively connecting the arms H3, particularly the shaft [74 supporting the arms with the shaft 212,9 support ing the delivery shelf mechanism, whereby the delivery shelf may function also as ameasuring means for the mandrel. This mechanism is shown in Figs. 2, 6 and Tand includes a rocking element or link 424 having its forward end pivoted at 425 toa clamp 42:5 whereby. the axis of the pivot 425 will be eccentric; with respect-to the axis; of the shaft 229.. The opposite end of the element 424 is. forked at. 4-2], as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, to receive a, hook-like actuating member 428. The member 428 has shoulderlihe portions 439 to support theend 4-21. of the element 424, and to cause the cutaway portion or recess 43I to register with a pin 432 completing a positive connection between thev element 424 and the member. The member 428, is rigidly clamped as indicated, at 433. onto the arms I'M which is rocked by the cam I80 (Fig. 3) during rocking movement of the arms I13.

It has been found that through the structure shown particularly in Fig. 7, the time between the movement of the recess of the member 422 into engagement with the pin 432 will allow the arms it with their fingers M to move downwardly or counterclockwise to free the; clamping bar @113, allowing its springs to force the gripping member 485 to firmly clamp, the leading end of the strip on the delivery shelf before the delivery shelf is moved out of its receiving position. The further movement of the arms I13. during rocking of the shaft H4 causes. movement of the element 424 to rock the shaft 225 and thereby move thedelivery shelfmechanism counterclockwise away from the cutting unit topull a given length of the strip relative to the unit. This constitutes the initial measured advancement of each length of insulating material. As soon as this is accomplished the movable shearing blade 2535, supported by the arms 293 on their pivot 294 is. moved downwardly by. the cam 22%1 on the cam shaft it rocking the lever H5 and causing the pull rod 2H! to pull the arms 203, with, the

blade 2&5; downwardly against the force of. the spring 222. The blade 2B cooperating with the stationary blade 2th shears the measured length of material from the strip S. The additional moving mechanism for the delivery shelf 403 is shown in Fig. 5 and with one exception this mechanism is similar to the elevator mechanism disclosed in the Le Boeuf patent. The delivery shelf mechanism supported by the arms 23%) may be rocked with the shaft 229 through the operation of the cam 335. One of the levers 22? has the ratchet-like bar 328 connected at 326 thereto which is normally urged downwardly by the spring 329. The cam 335 has a single high portion to engage the cam roller 334 supported at 333 on the lever 332 which is pivoted at one end at I49, the other end pivotally supporting the dog 33"! at 3355. The dog 33? has a diagonally extending aperture 338 to receive the bar 328 while the upper edge of the aperture is to cooperate with the teeth on the bar to form positive connection with the lever 332. Through this mechanism, regardless of the position of the delivery shelf during the measuring of successive lengths from the strip, the delivery shelf wil omplete its-,mo ementto he fe ding resi: tion shown in Fig, 5: at. which time the; projec tions 408 (Fig. 1) will have movedronto the cams 4' the required distances to cause openingof the clamping element 403-405.

In the aforementioned patent, a stationary stop; was; provided to be engaged by the dog 331 to release it from the bar 328. Owing to the fact that in the present embodiment of the. invention the delivery shelf is utilized not only as a means of delivering the lengths of material to the mandrel, but also as a means to measure these lengths before they are severed from the strip, a movable release 44B is provided for the dog 33'! in the form of threaded elements or nuts mounted on a threaded member I secured at 442, toan, adjustable member 443 having a longitudinal aperture 444 to receive a pin 445, mounted at the axisof the shaft 229 and, coincident therewith, and to also receive a locking screw 4456. supported by the adjacent lever 22?. Thescrew 445 and the pin 445 maintain the element 443 at a given angle with respect to a plane extending through the axis of the shaft and the pivot 326 for the bar 32-8. Furthermore, the outer end ofv the dog 33? is bifurcated to rest upon the members 44!] so that when the high portion of thecam 335 passes beyond the roller 334, the dog 33! will be released from the bar allowing, the spring 329 to move the bar downwardly and to rock the delivery shelf into its receiving position adjacent the shearing unit.

During operation of the apparatus embodying the invention, the strip of materials will be advanced intermittently. by the feed rolls H5 and H251 to successively move the leading end of the strip a given distance onto the delivery shelflfil which is in engagement with the cutting unit closely adjacent the line, where the material is to be cut. During this. interval. of time, the clamping element 4l34fl5 is open, but. as soon as. the material isfed onto. the shelf the arms I13 will be rocked, counterclockwise. to first close the clamping element causing the, resilient member 4.35- to, firmly gripthe strip throughout its width- Continued movementof the mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2 and, 3 tov rock the arms H3 and to particularly rock the shaft H4 will cause the mechanism incorporated, in Figs. 2, 6 and '7 to move the-element 424ito theleft, rocking the shaft 22 9.with the delivery shelf mechanisrn a given distance to-null the stripof insulating material a measured distance from the cutting unit. The cutting mechanism shown in Fig. 2 is then operated to shear the measured length from the strip after which the mechanism shown in Fig. 5 is operated to continue or complete the movement of the delivery shelf 49!] to the feeding position to feed the strip to the mandrel at the moment the distributing mechanism reverses its movement to begin a new layer of convolution of the wires on the mandrel. Just prior to the delivery shelf reaching the feeding position, the cams 4| l, shown in Figs. 1 and 6, have moved the bars 402 vertically against the force of their springs 4% moving the clamping element 483 upwardly to free the length of material so that it may be pulled into the winding on the mandrel.

It is to be understood that the above described arrangements are simply illustrative of the application of the principles of the invention. Numerous other arrangements may be readily devised by those skilled in the art which will 7., embody the principles of the invention and fall within the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for winding electrical coils having means to rotate a mandrel on which layers of convolutions of a conductor are wound and lengths of insulating material are to be cut by an intermittently operable cutting unit from a strip of the material advanced given distances at successive intervals relative to the cutting unit, a delivery shelf supported for movement from a receiving position, closely adjacent the cutting unit to a feeding position adjacent the mandrel, a clamping element extending transversely of the strip to engage the strip for the full width thereof, resilient means normally urging the clamping element toward the delivery shelf to cause the element to firmly hold the leading end of the strip against displacement on the delivery shelf, a mechanism operable to move the clamping element away from the shelf when in its receiving position and hold the element in this position until the leading end of the strip is fed to the delivery shelf, after which the said mechanism is operated to free the resilient means to close the clamping element on the strip, means operable to move the delivery shelf a known distance from the cutting unit to pull a given length of the strip beyond the cutting unit prior to the operation of the cutting unit, means to continue movement of the delivery shelf to the feeding position to feed the length of material to the mandrel, and a cam to cause movement of the clamping element free of the length of material as the delivery shelf approaches the feeding position.

2. In a machine for winding electrical coils having means to rotate a mandrel on which layers of convolutions of a conductor are wound and lengths of insulating material are to be cut by an intermittently operable cutting unit from a strip of the material advanced given distances at successive intervals relative to the cutting unit, a delivery shelf supported for movement from a receiving position, closely adjacent the cutting unit to a feeding position adjacent the mandrel, a clamping element extending transversely of the strip to engage the strip for the full width thereof, resilient means normally urging the clamping element toward the delivery shelf to cause the element to firmly hold the leading end of the strip against displacement on the delivery shelf, a mechanism operable to move the clamping element away from the shelf when in its receiving position and hold the element in this position until the leading end of the strip is fed to the delivery shelf, after which the said mechanism is operated to free the resilient means to close the clamping element on the strip, means operable to move the delivery shelf a known distance from the cutting unit to pull a given length of the strip beyond the cutting unit prior to the operation of the cutting unit, means to continue movement of the delivery shelf to the feeding position to feed the length of material to the mandrel, means to elevate the delivery shelf at given intervals to elevate the feeding position as the windings build up on the mandrel, and a cam elevated with the delivery shelf to cause movement of the clamping element free of the length of material as the shelf approaches its feeding positions.

3. In a machine for winding electrical coils having means to rotate a mandrel on which layers of convolutions of a conductor are wound and lengths of insulating material are to be cut by an intermittently operable cutting unit from a strip of the material advanced given distances at successive intervals relative to the cutting unit, a delivery shelf supported for movement from a receiving position, closely adjacent the cutting unit to a feeding position adjacent the mandrel, means movable With the delivery shelf to grip the leading end of the strip, a bar normally urged in one direction to move the delivery shelf into its receiving position, a push rod operatively connected to the delivery shelf, a mechanism operable to move the push rod varied distances to move the delivery shelf like varied distances from the cutting unit to cause it to pull varied lengths of the strip beyond the cutting unit, a dog actuable to engage the bar to complete movement of the delivery shelf to its feeding position, and means to hold the dog ineffective to move the bar until subsequent to the cutting of the strip by the cutting unit.

FREDERICK P. BOHNE.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,966,494 Franks July 17, 1934 2,029,577 Le Boeuf Feb. 4, 1936 2,030,989 Hofstetter Feb. 16, 1936 2,542,303 Bosh et a1. Feb. 20, 1951 

